Saturday, June 24, 2017

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Sick of Shit are from Hamilton. Earlier this year Schizophrenic released their first ep titled "Fuck You Volume 1". The artwork of the cover is done by Darren Cosgrove. The band tells us the story of how that came about in an interview we did after this session. The band Nate and Grant who have been into the station before with the band Gunnar Hansen and Black Eyes Club. These two guys have been in a handful of other bands from Hamilton which include Sonicrime and Dismantle. Adam is originally from Georgetown before moving to the Hammer but he played in a band with the guys from Wretched Fools. Ian Wilkinson recorded this session and he recorded the following songs:1. Time's Up2. Second Coming (Battalion of Saints cover)3. Damage4. Eyes of the Hated5. Saving Grace6. Brain Drain7. Lifestyles (Poison Idea cover)8. Hidden Hand9. Drugs10. Success11. Blackened Skies12. Play the VictimThe band also recorded a station ID and a show ID.Punks n Rockers has a video of the session available:

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Dragged In were at CIUT on Tuesday May 30th. The band is relatively new although they have been jamming since the break up of Dead Mouth. Marty and Dave got Bruce from End Program to jam who then brought in Patty from Brutal Youth and when they recorded they passed it on to Cox to mix. Cox digs the band and joins and the line up is set. Now that is the Reader's Digest version of how they got together but the band members talk different versions of their origin story, which is completely opposite to each other. After the air clears the band talks about their influences, their good fortune in playing with bag named bands, their songs, their recordings, punk in Newfoundland / Labrador, and ranch salad dressing among other things. You can check out the interview on the player above or download an MP3 file here.DRAGGED IN – Dragged In (CIUT) DRAGGED IN – Interview (CIUT)

DRAGGED IN – August (CIUT)DRAGGED IN – Interview (CIUT)DRAGGED IN – Get Low (CIUT) DRAGGED IN – Interview (CIUT)DRAGGED IN – Safe Together (CIUT)DRAGGED IN – Interview (CIUT)DRAGGED IN – Empty Glasses (CIUT)DRAGGED IN – Interview (CIUT)DRAGGED IN – Until It Kills (CIUT)DRAGGED IN – Interview (CIUT)DRAGGED IN – Absolute (CIUT) DRAGGED IN – Interview (CIUT)DRAGGED IN – Unsinkable (CIUT)

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Blank Stares are a new band that features some people who have played in other bands and moonlight in some other bands. Taras was the drummer in Riot99 and City Sweethearts and was the person who set up this session. Tara is originally from Edmonton and played in a well known band called The Glory Stompers before moving to Toronto. Well it turns out that the keyboard player, Andrew, is originally from Edmonton but they only found out in the interview afterwards. Andrew also plays in Century Palms and brings a real new wave element to the sound. The band's ring leader, Travis, played in Terminal Licks and had guest-hosted a tribute show to Vassil who he played in Terminal Licks with. Vassil played in City Sweethearts so Vassil seems to be a common denominator between Taras and Travis. Mikey is the bass player who plays in First Base and runs Hosehead Records. Mikey shares a love for the Undertones with Travis and all these little things are what helps build the chemistry among the players and makes this band work.It was Travis's birthday so the band held a little surprise celebration.We recorded the following songs:1. I've Been Trying2. Lonesome Nights3. Summer's Here4. Sirens5. Dark Ages6. Won't Wait7. Forget About Me8. Computer Love (Kraftwerk cover)Blank Stares also did a station ID and a show I. The session was recorded by Ian Wilkinson and videotaped by Aldo Erdic.

Tonight's demo feature is a new band from PEI with a straight edge feel to their sound. You can download all that muscle from their bandcamp page. IRON EYE - Final Days (Self-Released)IRON EYE - Give It Up (Self-Released)IRON EYE - Respect (Self-Released)IRON EYE - Wasted Time (Self-Released)

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SHOW LISTINGS

THURSDAY MARCH 15th @ Coalition T.O.

KING CANS

RECKLESS UPSTARTS

STREETLIGHT SAINTS

BARE BONES

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THURSDAY MARCH 29th @ Faith/Void

PROM NITE

PUCUMBER

RETIRED

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THURSDAY APRIL 12th @ Lee's Palace

JOHN COOPER CLARKE

SON OF DAVE

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FRIDAY APRIL 27th @ the Pheonix Theatre

PRLJAVO KAZALIŠTE (from Croatia)

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SUNDAY MAY 13th @ Lee's Palace

POWER TRIP

SHEER MAG

FURY

RED DEATH

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WEDNESDAY MAY 16th @ the Velvet Underground

THE MELVINS

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SATURDAY MAY 26th @ the Velvet Underground

INTEGRITY

BLOODLET

XIBALBA

LONGEST WAR

TOMB MOLD

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 13th @ the Velvet Underground

GBH

PINATA PROTEST

DIRTYWORK

If there is a show that you know about that isn't on this list, please forward it to us at equalizingxdistort@gmail.com.